    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 44, Number 27 (Monday, July 14, 2008)]
    [Pages 977-978]
    [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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      Digest of Other  White House Announcements

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     The following list includes the President's public schedule and other
    items of general interest announced by the Office of the Press Secretary
    and not included elsewhere in this issue.

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    July 4

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
    he traveled to Charlottesville, VA, where he toured Monticello, the home
    of Thomas Jefferson.
        In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC.

    July 5

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
        In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to Chitose,
    Japan, arriving the following afternoon.

    July 6

        In the afternoon, upon arrival at New Chitose Airport, the President
    and Mrs. Bush participated in an arrival ceremony. They then traveled to
    the Windsor Hotel Toya Resort and Spa in Toyako, Japan.
        In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush participated in a social
    dinner with Prime Minister Fukuda and his wife, Kiyoko.

    July 7

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
        In the afternoon, the President participated in a working lunch and
    photo opportunity with Group of Eight (G-8) leaders and Africa outreach
    representatives. Later, he participated in a meeting with G-8 leaders
    and Africa outreach representatives.
        In the evening, the President met with Junior 8 student leaders.
    Then he and Mrs. Bush attended entertainment and a social dinner with G-
    8 leaders and their spouses.

    July 8

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
    he participated in a G-8 summit meeting.
        In the afternoon, the President participated in the G-8 summit
    official photograph. He then participated in a working lunch and meeting
    with G-8 leaders.
        In the evening, the President participated in a working dinner with
    G-8 leaders.
        The White House announced that the President will welcome President
    Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete of Tanzania to the White House on August 29.

    July 9

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
    he participated in a meeting with G-8 leaders and outreach country
    representatives. He then participated in a meeting with the leaders of
    major economies.
        In the afternoon, the President participated in a photo opportunity
    with the leaders of major economies. He then participated in a working
    lunch with G-8 leaders and outreach country representatives.
        Later in the afternoon, the President met with President Lee Myung-
    bak of South

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    Korea. Then he and Mrs. Bush returned to Washington, DC, crossing the
    international dateline and arriving in the afternoon.
        The President declared a major disaster in Kansas and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
    struck by severe storms, flooding, and tornadoes from May 22-June 16.
        The President declared a major disaster in Oklahoma and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
    struck by severe storms and flooding from June 3-20.
        The President declared a major disaster in South Dakota and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
    struck by severe storms and flooding from June 2-12.

    July 10

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
        The President announced that he has nominated Ruth Y. Goldway to be
    Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission.
        The President announced that he has nominated Joyce Lee Malcolm and
    Robert L. Paquette to be members of the National Council on the
    Humanities.
        The President announced that he has nominated Clifford D. May to be
    a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Anthony W. Ryan to
    be Under Secretary of the Treasury (Domestic Finance) and that he has
    designated him as Acting Under Secretary of the Treasury (Domestic
    Finance).

    July 11

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
    he had a telephone conversation with President Abdullah Gul of Turkey to
    express his condolences for the deaths of Turkish police officers who
    were killed while defending the U.S. consulate in Istanbul against a
    terrorist attack on July 9 and to discuss Turkey's role in Iraq. He then
    had a telephone conversation with President Khalifa bin Zayid al-
    Nuhayyan of the United Arab Emirates to thank him for the country's
    cancellation of Iraq's debt and for reopening their Embassy in Iraq and
    appointing an Ambassador to Iraq.
        In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to Camp
    David, MD.
        The White House announced that the President will welcome President
    Fatmir Sejdiu and Prime Minister Hashim Thaci of Kosovo to the White
    House on July 21.
        The President announced that he has named Ryan Bounds as Special
    Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy.
        The President announced that he has named Ashok M. Pinto as
    Associate Counsel to the President.
        The President announced that he has named Bridget Sheedy as Special
    Assistant to the President for White House Management.